1) MC7 CPU utlization; 2) Allow MC6 & MC7 on same computer
Posted: Apr 13 2011
1). I have not been using MultiCharts long enough to know much. But I have used another platform for ten years and gone through platform issues there: I know what I see, even if I do not know why a problem exists.
I am seeing much, much higher CPU utilization with MC7 compared to MC6. In fairness/full disclosure part of this may be due to using Zen-Fire data in MC7, while I was mostly using IQFeed data in MC6 to compare back data and compatibility to TS.
To some degree, the high CPU utilization seems to be cumulative. For example, a few days ago I did a remove/fresh install to a new directory with MC7 and after that the CPU utilization seemed better. CPU utilization was high into and at yesterdays close and this morning even at times without a whole lot of volume/activity, CPU utilization is at a very high rate, such that the platform is basically unusable for trading.
tsServer.exe use seems quite high; ZFServerProxy.exe is too high for my liking; one workspace seems high with four symbols on eight charts (4-5 minute and 4- 30 minute) no underlying Strat code and all indicators set to update end of bar only. I completely rebuilt this workspace after the fresh install; it is not corrupted.
I am rolling back to MC6.
2). It would be very helpful if MultiCharts allowed us to have the latest MC build and at least one older build on the same computer. Rolling back/forward is very time consuming, having to reinstall the platform and verify/compile all code. In any new build, some people are going to experience problems; it makes sense to allow older builds to be available on the same computer. Would be much appreciated.
I am seeing much, much higher CPU utilization with MC7 compared to MC6. In fairness/full disclosure part of this may be due to using Zen-Fire data in MC7, while I was mostly using IQFeed data in MC6 to compare back data and compatibility to TS.
To some degree, the high CPU utilization seems to be cumulative. For example, a few days ago I did a remove/fresh install to a new directory with MC7 and after that the CPU utilization seemed better. CPU utilization was high into and at yesterdays close and this morning even at times without a whole lot of volume/activity, CPU utilization is at a very high rate, such that the platform is basically unusable for trading.
tsServer.exe use seems quite high; ZFServerProxy.exe is too high for my liking; one workspace seems high with four symbols on eight charts (4-5 minute and 4- 30 minute) no underlying Strat code and all indicators set to update end of bar only. I completely rebuilt this workspace after the fresh install; it is not corrupted.
I am rolling back to MC6.
2). It would be very helpful if MultiCharts allowed us to have the latest MC build and at least one older build on the same computer. Rolling back/forward is very time consuming, having to reinstall the platform and verify/compile all code. In any new build, some people are going to experience problems; it makes sense to allow older builds to be available on the same computer. Would be much appreciated.